Noble & Exalted – Name Plate

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craft, diy, mod-podge, name plate

I began this during the mod-podge frenzy before Christmas. I had finished the board then so when I decided this was where I was headed I jsut had to come up with the design.

I picked some fonts in Adobe Illustrator and printed out her name and the definition the way I wanted them to look. To add them to the piece, I scribbled and the back with a pencil and traced over it front the front so the outline would transfer. After filling that in with paint, I used some of the rub-ons you can get in the scrapbooking section for the imagery along the edges.

And Voila! Once the board is done, you’ve got most of the work completed.

Painting with Your Friends

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night out, paint, Paint 'N Sip

Monday night I met a few friends for dinner, then we headed over to a new shop in Virginia Beach called Paint ‘n Sip, which is essentially an art class that shows you step-by-step how to paint a picture that you get to take home. I think I was the only one there who had ever attempted painting before, so we were looking forward to an entertaining evening.

We had a lot of fun! The instructions were easy to follow and it was great not having to clean up afterwards. ;-)

Here we are with our paintings:

(A couple of those were cell phone pics, so they are not the best quality. The others I stole from Alicia.) You can see in the first picture the original that we were attempting to recreate hanging on the wall.

Here’s a final shot of mine:

So, if you are in the Hampton Roads area, this is a fun night out with friends!

Anyone else out there ever done anything like this?

As Pink as a Rose

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craft, diy, roses, tshirt

So this was an interesting experience. I had this great idea of using bleach pens on a tshirt to make some pretty white roses on a tshirt. Had that worked, I probably would have covered the front of the tee in roses, but alas: the bleach pen did not work.

The last time I tried it, the bleach bled much more than I wanted, so I was looking forward to trying again. Which I did. Three times. If you look really close at the first picture, you might be able to see the faint marks the bleach pen made. After the third wash I decided it was time to pull out one of the trusty fabric markers… And here’s what I got:

I based the roses off a design we used on a backdrop for a show at college (when I say we, I mean the theatre department and my dear friend Jen, who ended up cutting out thousands of these roses herself).

Simple and unique tshirt idea.

Simple Tote

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bag, diy, tote

This is a tote that I’m probably going to make for myself. Or at least something pretty similar. Very simple: I used the same technique with the doilies as I did on these,  drew on the sides (gray and white fabric markers), and sewed on the zipper rose I got at Michael’s.

sadly, the only pic I got with the horizontal stripes. my favorite part

Tshirts: Made with Love

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craft, diy, heart, tshirt

Thrifty gifts!

For tshirt number one, I used a diamond stencil and my trusty fabric markers. On the shirt pictures below, I wrote out part of the love chapter on red tshirt fabric, cut out my heart and hand-stitched it on the tee. Pretty simple and cute. ;-)